Apple watchOS up to 3.1 CoreGraphics input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple watchOS up to 3.1 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component CoreGraphics. This manipulation causes input validation. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2017-2417. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability has been found in Apple watchOS up to 3.1 (Smartwatch Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component CoreGraphics. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The bug was discovered 03/27/2017. The weakness was published 03/27/2017 by John Villamil with Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team as HT207602 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-2417 since 12/01/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:

An infinite recursion was addressed through improved state management.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 99264 (Apple TV < 10.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370348 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update Sierra 10.12.4, El Capitan 2017-001 and Yosemite 2017-001 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2017-03-27-3)).

Upgrading to version 3.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (99264) and SecurityFocus (BID 97137†). Similar entries are available at VDB-98613, VDB-98614, VDB-98618 and VDB-98619. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 99264
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 10.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-HT207615
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 3.2

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207602
Researcher: John Villamil
Organization: Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-2417 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2417
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98815
SecurityFocus: 97137 - Apple iOS/tvOS/macOS/watchOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2417 - Apple - Multiple Products - Denial of Service Issue
SecurityTracker: 1038138

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/28/2017 11:57
Updated: 10/27/2024 06:57
Changes: 03/28/2017 11:57 (75), 08/22/2020 10:21 (8), 11/21/2022 12:24 (5), 10/27/2024 06:57 (16)
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